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Phnom Penh vs. Sankt Poelten Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 40.1% cheaper than Sankt Poelten.

Restaurants: pay 60.8% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 22.7% less in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 14.5% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 52.9% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 9.8% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.9% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 52.0% less in Phnom Penh

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Sankt Poelten Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Sankt Poelten, you would:

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pay 60.8% less for restaurants

	Sankt Poelten	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.68 €10.05	$5.00 KHR19,957.85	-57.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.26 €10.56	$7.00 KHR27,940.99	-42.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.19 €3.60	$0.93 KHR3,709.81	-77.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 €2.27	$0.91 KHR3,645.48	-65.4%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 22.7% less for groceries

	Sankt Poelten	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 €2.11	$1.65 KHR6,588.14	-32.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.13 €8.72	$6.70 KHR26,743.52	-33.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.41 €5.52	$8.17 KHR32,602.16	+27.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.87 €4.19	$1.82 KHR7,260.22	-62.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.63 €5.70	$2.01 KHR8,016.70	-69.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 €1.16	$1.81 KHR7,227.10	+34.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.03	$0.88 KHR3,530.57	-26.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.27	$1.91 KHR7,640.51	+29.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 €1.60	$0.73 KHR2,933.09	-60.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.85	$0.88 KHR3,500.39	-11.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$0.54 KHR2,142.48	-45.1%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 14.5% less for transportation

	Sankt Poelten	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 €5.76	$4.33 KHR17,283.68	-35.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,319.07
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,938.49 €26,632.07	$49,000.00 KHR196M	+58.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.21 €23.42	$9.05 KHR36,134.91	-66.7%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 52.9% less for housing

	Sankt Poelten	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.68 €32.44	$21.29 KHR84,964.19	-43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$759.16 €653.49	$481.60 KHR2M	-36.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$642.36 €552.95	$273.92 KHR1M	-57.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$319.26 €274.82	$82.99 KHR331K	-74.0%
Average			-52.9%

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pay 9.8% less for childcare

	Sankt Poelten	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$434.81 €374.29	$293.33 KHR1M	-32.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,327.23 €5,446.52	$7,141.67 KHR29M	+12.9%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 67.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Sankt Poelten	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.03	$1.21 KHR4,822.65	-79.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.83	$2.53 KHR10,083.97	-43.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.83 €6.74	$1.88 KHR7,484.19	-76.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$41.67 KHR166K
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.02 €12.06	$3.75 KHR14,968.39	-73.2%
Average			-67.9%

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pay 52.0% less for clothing

	Sankt Poelten	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$105.81 €91.09	$25.75 KHR103K	-75.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.94 €38.69	$23.33 KHR93,136.62	-48.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.76 €91.04	$88.00 KHR351K	-16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$183.56 €158.01	$60.20 KHR240K	-67.2%
Average			-52.0%

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